Level: 16
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 14,000
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
Day: 2
Level 15
: 60,000/120,000, 12,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell lost a race with ace-ten against the pocket fives of Abhinav "OBellaCiao" Iyer and both then clashed once more in an even bigger pot.
Abhinav "OBellaCiao" Iyer: 
Kristen Bicknell: 
On a board of [Jh9c78d8s3c], Iyer flopped a set and turned an unbeatable full house to leave Bicknell short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,645,472
6,366,788
|
6,366,788 |
|
6,276,054
1,621,343
|
1,621,343 |
|
5,137,173
-252,000
|
-252,000 |
|
||
|
5,070,478
-607,000
|
-607,000 |
|
3,042,892
-2,778,027
|
-2,778,027 |
|
2,922,910
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
1,578,188
-4,459,549
|
-4,459,549 |
|
||
Level 15
: 60,000/120,000, 12,000 ante
After Dario Sammartino raised, Jeremias "jerederoca87" Mendoza got his short stack in and the Italian called.
Jeremias "jerederoca87" Mendoza: 
Dario Sammartino: 
Sammartino flopped an ace on 
(followed by a "So Sick" emote from Mendoza), and busted the Argentinian after the turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,083,161
2,413,623
|
2,413,623 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 15
: 60,000/120,000, 12,000 ante
Sylvain "couchpotato" Loosli saw his hopes vanish after all when he took a flip with 
against the 
of Joao Vieira.
The board ran out 
and Vieira rivered the ten-high straight, neither player had a diamond in the hand.
Up next Kenneth "rebuyguy" Smaron ran out of chips and he was followed to the rail by Ottomar "Decent!" Ladva.
Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone raised to 270,000 from under the gun and Ladva defended the big blind to then check through a flop of 
. Ladva bet the 
turn for 372,000 and Maimone called before Ladva check-called the shove on the 
river.
It was a decent river for Maimone with 
for the nut flush as Ladva only had 
for an inferior flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,640,872
2,107,370
|
2,107,370 |
|
||
|
|
5,619,236
1,916,868
|
1,916,868 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 15
: 60,000/120,000, 12,000 ante
Martin Zamani has been a fixture near the top of the leaderboard for the past few hours but suffered a setback after losing a race against "Vladimir13".
Zamani's 
was ahead against "Vladiator13's" 
until the turn where the Lithuanian spiked a queen.
Shortly after, Zamani lost more chips against Rui Ferreira who spiked a rivered ten on a 
board with 
while Zamani had . Ferreira had bet flop and turn to check the river behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,820,919
-4,413,612
|
-4,413,612 |
|
|
5,389,173
2,024,557
|
2,024,557 |
|
|
||
|
4,097,000
2,454,500
|
2,454,500 |
Level 15
: 60,000/120,000, 12,000 ante
Down to the last five tables, Simon Higgins and Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki bowed out in quick succession and that reduced the field to the final 38 contenders.
Simon Higgins: 
Hen "GeorgeTheVet" Rosilio: 
Higgins had jammed preflop and was looked up by Hen "GeorgeTheVet" Rosilio in the cutoff with the dominating hand. Both flopped a pair on the 
board to eliminate Higgins.
Sasaki was dominated with 
versus as Dario Sammartino faded the ace or another queen on the board and instead hit a king-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,306,544
2,620,220
|
2,620,220 |
|
|
5,236,638
1,567,100
|
1,567,100 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Another three players hit the rail in quick succession and that included Allan "Mr Satan" Udeajah, Vincent "Peleus34" Li and "BobbyHU".
Udeajah ran with into the of "d0rk21" and failed to catch any help, instead the 
board sealed his fate on the turn.
Li ran with 
out of the big blind into the of button raiser Akichika "akichiam" Maruhashi and failed to connect with the board.
Last but not least, "BobbyHU" lost a flip with ace-king versus tens and the table broke right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,185,254
1,177,602
|
1,177,602 |
|
5,471,430
5,471,430
|
5,471,430 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,702,368
2,017,235
|
2,017,235 |
|
|
3,364,616
779,800
|
779,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,933,332
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
2,828,868 | |
|
|
2,002,928
1,694,578
|
1,694,578 |
|
1,695,562
1,695,562
|
1,695,562 |
|
|
1,642,500
-1,399,800
|
-1,399,800 |
|
1,573,769
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
1,440,110
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
1,307,100
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
1,278,684
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
663,609
663,609
|
663,609 |
Level 14
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
The World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship (PPC), which was created in 2006, is considered the tournament where the best of the best take on one another and duke it out in a variety of poker games, a reflection of all-around poker skill. Imagine playing the likes of Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, and Daniel Negreanu five days in a row in a short-handed mixed format.
Needless to say, the hefty price tag coupled with a small, elite field created a legacy for the PPC where champions are considered among the greatest overall poker players. A quick glance at its 14-year history shows nothing but greatness among champions, from John Hennigan to Mike Gorodinsky, and with the late David "Chip" Reese as perhaps the event's most fitting inaugural winner back in 2006.
Winning once is the poker professional's dream. Winning two? You're in a league of your own. But winning the toughest event with poker's best three times? Only one man achieved that improbable feat on this day back in 2018, after winning his first two titles in 2010 and 2012: Michael Mizrachi.